ADNOC to proceed with Ruwais Diyab unconventional gas project
By Staff Writer
The state-owned ADNOC has made a final investment decision (FID) for the Ruwais Diyab unconventional gas development in Abu Dhabi, which will boost the UAE’s economic and industrial growth.
The project will deliver 345 million standard cubic feet per day (scfd) of raw gas from 2029 over 25 years, with the potential to reach up to 1 billion scfd in the future.
Gas will be processed on site and connected to the UAE’s gas network through new pipeline infrastructure, strengthening domestic supply and leading to exports.
ADNOC Managing Director and Group CEO Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber said the FID marks an important milestone in unlocking Abu Dhabi’s vast gas resources.
The UAE holds the seventh-largest gas reserves in the world with 298 trillion standard cubic feet of conventional gas reserves and 160 trillion standard cubic feet (tscf) of unconventional gas resources.
Ruwais Diyab’s additional unconventional gas supply will strengthen ADNOC’s gas value chain, including ADNOC Gas’s ability to meet rising domestic and international customer demand.
The development follows a disciplined programme of technical studies, field testing and subsurface analysis, delivered by ADNOC Onshore under a design-build-operate model, to reduce development risk.
(Editing by Anoop Menon)
(anoop.menon@lseg.com)
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